The last time the two teams met, the Celtics took the victory in a game with five technical fouls and with Wall and Jae Crowder nearly sparking a fight after the game. Tuesday was indeed a funeral for the Celtics thanks to Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who scored 13 of his 31 points in the fourth as the Wizards extended its home winning streak to 14 games.

Wall added 27 points, and Markieff Morris had a 19-point 11-rebound double-double for the Wizards, who were playing with a chip on their shoulders.

"We just wanted to have fun, man," Beal told reporters about showing up to the game in black clothing. "That's all we were doing. Nothing personal. Of course it was a subliminal (message), but we were just having fun at the end of the day."

The Celtics' Marcus Smart lost his cool late in the loss, as he was seen having a heated argument with assistant coaches after trying to check himself into the game. Smart apologized for the incident after the game.

Studs of the night

Blake Griffin (knee) was back from an 18-game absence for the Clippers and Joel Embiid (knee) was out for the 76ers. The game had rout listed all over it, and it was indeed a blowout until the Sixers mounted an epic comeback. After trailing by 19, the 76ers outscored the Clippers 62-32 in the final 21:40 of the game to pull the 121-110 upset.

Nerlens Noel scored 19 points and Richaun Holmes added 18 for Philadelphia, which had six players score in double figures.

Duds of the night

Raptors starters DeMarre Carroll (2) and Jared Sullinger (0) combined for just two points as Toronto dropped its fourth game in a row in a 108-106 loss to the Spurs. On the other side of the court, San Antonio guard Danny Green missed all eight of his 3-point attempts and finished with just four points in 35 minutes.

Highlight

Andrew Wiggins became the first Timberwolves player to knock down a buzzer-beater since Luke Ridnour on in 2012. Wiggins, who scored 31 points on the night, hit an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give Minnesota a 112-111 victory over the Suns.

Warriors (38-7) at Hornets (23-22), 8 p.m. ET - A night after being honored by his alma mater outside Charlotte, N.C., Stephen Curry will lead the Warriors into Spectrum Center to face a Hornets team hoping to stay in the playoff picture. The Hornets are sixth in the Eastern Conference, but are just 2 1/2 games up on the 10th-place Pistons.